Associate Professor Dr Jactty Chew obtained her BSc (Hons) in Biotechnology from Monash University, Malaysia before pursuing her PhD in Dentistry at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Her postgraduate project investigated the biofilm formation of an oral pathogen, Fusobacterium nucleatum, implicated in periodontal diseases. Upon completion, she worked as an Associate Lecturer in the School of Dentistry at the University of Adelaide. She joined Sunway University in 2012 as a Lecturer and held the BSc (Hons) Medical Biotechnology Programme Chair position until 2015. Her primary research interest areas include antibiotic resistance, bacterial pathogenesis, antibacterial agents and the Malayan sun bear population genetics. She has received various research grants from different funding agencies including the Australian Dental Research Association, Sunway University Internal Grant Scheme and the International Bear Association. She works closely with infectious disease physicians, paediatricians and sun bear conservation experts on her research projects. At the moment, she is supervising both undergraduate and postgraduate students.